So I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for the new rec center up the road to open. I've been thinking how cool it will be... walk a mile and a half to the pool, work out, walk a mile and a half back... think of all of the calories burned! Think of the workout to be had!
Didn't really think they'd rip me off on the pool.
When they said "warm water fitness pool," I thought "25x25 pool warm enough to keep the blue hairs happy." I did not think "warm puddle just big enough to wave around your pool noodle." After all, all of the high schools in the area have swim teams and they use the rec center pools for practice. It would only seem logical to have a pool of an appropriate size to use for that purpose. Um, no.
What we have is a warm puddle (which I didn't even bother getting into) then we have a kiddie pool with all of the accompanying stuff to climb on, and then we have this "current area" (that's what they call it) which is sort of like a thin lap lane that winds around and through the kiddie area, and has a current to it, to add to your workout when you're walking around with your pool noodle.
Of course, sticking the "current" area in the middle of kiddie land makes absolutely no sense, being that the blue haired ladies don't like to get their hair wet... and being in the kiddie area ensures that you're going to get wet!
I was pondering the merits of trying to swim against the current, but it's not really a wide enough channel to pull that off. Not to mention that I'd probably get whacked with a noodle if I tried that.
Oh well, I guess I'll just go back to the old pool. At least it's quiet and generally noodle-free.
At our YMCA, we don't give discounting to anyone. It actually can lose your charitable tax status because other health clubs can say you are being competitive. So all discounting for Senior citizens has been discontinued.
In talking with the YMCA director about this trend toward water parks, he cited articles in different recreation and fitness resourses he has that show water parks are big bucks and the mainstream public are not lap swimmers and competitive swimmers, but people who want to float on a lazy river, lay out on the deck and get a tan while their children paddle around in the zero depth pool.
At our YMCA, we don't give discounting to anyone. It actually can lose your charitable tax status because other health clubs can say you are being competitive. So all discounting for Senior citizens has been discontinued.
In talking with the YMCA director about this trend toward water parks, he cited articles in different recreation and fitness resourses he has that show water parks are big bucks and the mainstream public are not lap swimmers and competitive swimmers, but people who want to float on a lazy river, lay out on the deck and get a tan while their children paddle around in the zero depth pool.
